Baseball Recap: Christ the King Crusaders vs. Mountain Island Charter Raptors
Christ the King can now show off six landslide victories after their most recent match on Friday. They never let the Mountain Island Charter Raptors onto the board and left with a 9-0 victory. The win was familiar territory for Christ the King who now have six in a row.
Owen Shipman made a big impact no matter where he played. He looked comfortable on the mound, not allowing a single earned run while striking out nine over 5.2 innings pitched. Shipman was also solid in the batter's box, going 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBI.
In other batting news, Chad Wilson was incredible, scoring a run and stealing four bases while going 2-for-3. Another player making a difference was Dominic Rametta, who scored two runs and stole a base while going 2-for-4.
On Mountain Island Charter's side, they saw two different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Liam Berger, who went 1-for-3 with a stolen base and a double.
Christ the King pushed their record up to 7-2 with that victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those good results were due in large part to their hitting performance across that stretch, as they averaged 15.8 runs per game. As for Mountain Island Charter, they are on a five-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 3-6.
Christ the King will head out on the road to face off against Community School of Davidson at 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Christ the King's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Community School of Davidson's hitters will have their work cut out for them. As for Mountain Island Charter, they will be playing in front of their home fans against North Mecklenburg at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. North Mecklenburg is strutting in with some hitting muscle, as they've averaged 6.3 runs per game this season.
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